York seeks new tenant for vacant Coney Street shop

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 17:08 · Archive

TG Jones has closed its store on York's Coney Street, leaving a vacant space that the city is seeking to fill.

TG Jones closed its store on York's Coney Street on Monday, following the closure of a principal Post Office in the same building five days earlier. The vacant space at 39-41 Coney Street has left a gap in one of the city's key retail locations.

Local media asked shoppers and residents what should occupy the space next. The highest proportion of suggestions were for the Post Office to reopen, although some noted there is already a branch in Colliergate, around 300 metres away. Other ideas included an indoor market, a live music venue, a golf shop, a home interiors shop, and Forbidden Planet, a pop-culture retailer specialising in comics and graphic novels.

Local councillors said identifying a replacement for the post office was particularly important for those who rely on its vital services. Cllr Pete Kilbane, City of York Council's executive member for economy, urged potential businesses to act quickly, saying the city centre was one of the most 'vibrant' retail locations in the UK.

How it is being reported

• 'Indoor market or music venue' - what next for vacant shop in key York street?An indoor market and a music venue are just two of the suggestions to replace TG Jones after it closed its store in York's Coney Street.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 21 Oct, 16:00
• 'Indoor market or music venue' - what next for vacant shop in key York street?An indoor market and a music venue are just two of the suggestions to replace TG Jones after it closed its store in York's Coney Street.York Press · 21 Oct, 16:00

In this story: TG Jones · Coney Street · York · City of York Council · Pete Kilbane · Colliergate · Forbidden Planet

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